Elder Financial Protection Network Celebrates 10^th Anniversary
10 Years of Preventing Financial Abuse of Seniors & Dependent Adults

This year the Elder Financial Protection Network (EFPN), a statewide non-profit in California dedicated to preventing financial abuse of seniors and dependent adults, celebrates its tenth year of service.

EFPN, headquartered in San Francisco, began in 2000 with a group of visionary bankers in Marin County. Under the stewardship of founder and CEO Jenefer Duane EFPN has presented hundreds of community education events throughout the state. It has also provided professional training to more than 20,000 elders, consumers, financial professionals and representatives of law enforcement, legal and social services throughout the nation.

The non-profit’s mission is to prevent the financial abuse of elders through innovative partnerships with financial institutions, law enforcement, adult protective services and others that build public awareness, drive community outreach, and provide professional training as well as online education for consumers and professionals seeking information and resources.

“Today’s economic crisis combined with the rapidly increasing older adult population has led to a dramatic rise in financial abuse statistics. We have a great deal of work ahead of us,” said Duane, an internationally known elder justice advocate and producer of EFPN’s ‘Be Wise’ training program for financial institution employees in 2002. ‘Be Wise’ received three international awards and has been implemented in more than 400 financial institutions in California and beyond. 

She also served on the Advisory Council for the Attorney General’s Statewide Public Awareness Campaign on elder abuse and was appointed to the UC Davis Medical Training Center Advisory Committee on Elder and Dependent Adult Abuse in 2004.

In December 2009 in honor of the FDIC’s 75th anniversary, Jenefer and EFPN received the FDIC’s Chairman’s Award for Innovation in Financial Education. In 2008, EFPN’s was identified as a “promising practice” by the National Center on Elder Abuse. Former California Attorney General Bill Lockyer presented Jenefer with the 2003 Distinguished Service Award for Elder Abuse Prevention. EFPN’s credits also include being the subject of a recent NBC Documentary ‘Wise Money’.

Jenefer Duane on Big Blend Radio
Jenefer was a featured guest on Big Blend Radio's 'Champagne Sundays' show, on Jan. 24, 2010. To meet the rest of the guests and listen to the entire show, please click here. To listen to Jenefer's interview, please double click on the Play Button below.

For more information, call EFPN at 415-956-5556 or visit www.bewiseonline.org